The Alex Pierson Show

Ales is joined by Erin O'toole, Conservative MP for Durham, Shadow Minister on Foreign Affairs and International Development to discuss the closure of the GM plant in Oshawa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GM is shutting down the plant in 2019, putting more than 2,500 employees out of work, as the automobile giant forges ahead with its global restructuring plan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Rubina Ahmed Haq, Global News Radio Finance Expert, to talk about the financial implications of the holiday season. With Black Friday and the emerging Single's Day extending the length of sales, are you really saving any money? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio Technology Expert, to talk about Sweden's decision to implant microchips for payment instead of cash. The country is fazing hard cash out by 2025, instead using microchips for payment and identification. Seems like the future is catching up to the present pretty quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public Relations, and Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor. Topics include: New story suggests that as many as seven disgruntled Conservative MPP's are set to cross the floor to join the Liberals, Ford Government announced Caroline Mulroney as Minister of Francophone Affairs, Justin Trudeau met by hundreds of protesters when he lands in Calgary and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Victor Willis, Executive Director, PARC - Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, to discuss the Ontario Government's overhaul to the social assistance program. Is the current system helping people or trapping people in a cycle of dependancy? Pierson and Willis discuss the implications of the reform and the best practices to decrease poverty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Top Talkers are: Tasha Kheiriddin - Anchor, Global News Toronto & Devon Peacock - Executive Producer, Global News Radio London Topics Include: The Liberal MP of Brampton East under an ethics investigation after stepping down for medical reasons when in fact he resigned because of a gambling addiction, Ford Government under fire for making cuts to French Language Service Commissioner and scrapping the construction of a French University and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The President and Principal of St. Mikes College both resigned this week amid the sexual assault scandal. While the resignations were a welcome first step, they cannot be the only one. Many more people must be pushed out in order for any real piece of justice to happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Paul Davis, Educator on social media. bullying, sexting and child pornography to discuss how much of an impact a cell phone has on a child's life as well as when is the proper time for a child to be given a cell phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jesse Hirsh, futurist, researcher, public speaker, to talk about how Facebook’s outgoing head of communications is taking the blame for hiring Definers, the public relations firm doing opposition research on the company’s critics, including billionaire philanthropist George Soros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices